Reboot stuck at GRUB Loading stage2

I am trying to install OEL 5 u 4. I downloaded the .iso image to install it on vmware workstation. I configured it as given in
http://startoracle.com/2007/09/30/so-you-want-to-play-with-oracle-11gs-rac-heres-how/
After installing the package when I hit reboot it's stuck on "Grub Loading Stage 2 .....". I am new to this installation and not sure how to proceed further. Could you please help?

At what step are you talking about? If you are getting a GRUB hang at step #19 from that note then the O/S did not install properly.
1) Delete the virtual disk.
2) Create a new virtual disk with the same characteristics as the original disk.
3) Reinstall the O/S and be sure to put the GRUB bootloader into the MBR.
4) Reboot the VM guest.
During the GRUB booting sequence there is very little software involved and everything must just work even to get far enough to get some reasonable debugging info.
You might have better luck using http://www.virtualbox.org Virtual Box.
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Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb61a40eb
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 718847 358400 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 718848 163842047 81561600 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
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/dev/sda5 164368384 205328383 20480000 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 205330432 246290431 20480000 83 Linux
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